Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Sixties York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Bombed
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Second World War York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The First Railway Station
- The 1190 Massacre
- First World War York
- Stonegate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Dick Turpin
- Water Lanes